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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning have enabled humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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